Visual Guide to Castle Amber

(by Roger Zelazny & Neil Randall)

Map of Amber
 Dworkin
Dworkin Bariman. He is small, strong built old humpback. He is the
architect of the basic Pattern and directly of Amber. It is written that he
originally came from Courts of Chaos. He is father of Oberona and the
grandfather of all other Amberits. Dworkin has drawn initial Trumps of
family of Amber, has drawn the basic Pattern, has deciphered the book of
the Unicorn. His symbol - the Pattern.
Oberon
 Oberon. (Apparently he is dead, died while trying to repair the
Pattern.) Father of "senior" generation
of Amberits
. His symbol - five-pointed crown of Amber.

Children
Benedict
 Benedict. Oberon's oldest son, Master of Arms at the courts of Amber.
Lord-protector of Avalon during the Patternfall war. High, thin, a long
powerful jaw, brown eyes, smooth brown hair. Colors of clothes: orange,
yellow and brown. His symbol - Sunflower.
Bleys
 Brightly red hair, dark blue eyes, a bearded, small chin. Colors of
clothes: red and orange. Carries usually silk and a plenty of jewelry. His
symbol - the open book of spells.
Brand
 (Apparently he is dead, killed by Caine). Green eyes, red hair, a short
chin, he is not tall. Color of clothes: green. Owner of Werewindle, day
sword which contains image of the burning edge of the Pattern. He has
undergone to full ritual becoming living trump. His symbol - a falling star
on a background of stars.
Caine
 Caine. (He is apparently dead, killed by the Rinaldo/Luke.) Swarty,
dark eyes. Colors of clothes: black and green. His symbol - the seagull on a
background of the night sky in a storm.
Corwin
 Corwin. (Carl Corey, Cordell Fenneval [in France]). Green eyes, black
hair. Weighs approximately 200 pounds. Looks thirtish. Colors of clothes:
black and silver. Owner of Grayswandir, night blade with an imprint of a
lunar edge of the Pattern. His symbol - a silver rose.
 Eric
Eric. (Apparently he is dead, killed by manticora while defending
Amber.) Dark blue-black hair, bearded, he is very handsome. Colors of
clothes: red and black. His symbol - the crossed swords on a background of
the full moon on completely black sky.
 Deirdre
Deirdre. (Apparently dead, dragged from the cliff by Brand). Long
black hair and dark blue eyes. Colors of clothes: black with silver. Her
symbol - a half moon.
Fiona
 Fionea (Fi). Red hair, green eyes, 5 ' 2 ". Colors of clothes: green, pale
- lilac, violet. Her symbol - the white circle with pentagon turned upside-
down in it, on a black background.
Flora
 Florimel (Flora, Evelyn Flaumel). Gold hair, dark blue eyes. Colors of
clothes: green and grey. Has some the Irish wolfhounds, with nicknames
Donner, Blitzen, etc. the Symbol - a lotus flower on a background with a
falling sun.
Gerard
 Gerard (the Defender of the seas of the Gold Circle). Green eyes, black
hair, a short beard and light moustaches, looks similar to Corwin, but is
larger than him, and he has a stronger jaw. Colors of clothes: dark blue and
grey with black. His symbol - a chalice. His symbol as specified in "War" is
a bronze three-mast a vessel.
Julian
 Julian (Defender of Arden forest). Long dark hair, dark blue eyes.
Carries an armour painted in white. Colors of clothes: white and black. A
symbol - the attacking hunting hawk. The tree is specified in as his symbol
in "War".
Random
 Random (Now king of Amber). 5 ' 6 ", 135 pounds. Blond hair, sharp
nose, a laughing mouth. Colors of clothes: orange, red, and brown. His
symbol - a small set of drums with a drum-type stick on them.

Grandsons
Merlin
 Merlin (Merl Corey). Black hair, dark blue eyes, muscular. Colors of
clothes: grey and violet. Learned sorcery and skill of creation of trumps at
Courts of Chaos. He has passed the Pattern and Logrus. Now king in
Courts of Chaos. His symbol - a vertical white pentagon on a background of
a dark circle. Now carries one Spikard and has the second. The son or Dara
Sawall and Corwin.
Luke
 Rinaldo (Lucas Raynard/Luke). Son of Brend and queen Jasra. He has
undergone to small ritual of increase of power in the Keep of Four Worlds.
Now king of Kashfa. His symbol - a phoenix, rising from a flame. Colors of
clothes: green. He is closely acquainted with Courts of Chaos as his mother
was recruited from nearby shadow by Dara.
Martin
 Martin. Son of Rendom and Morganthe from Rebma. Now punker,
which is reflected in his manner of clothing. His symbol - reflection of the
Earth in an aura of radiating beams.

And also
Vialle
 Vialle (Queen of Amber) 5'1", slim, brunette, fine featured and soft
spoken. She is the wife of Random she is the blind sculptress that he was
forced to marry in Rebma but has since grown to love. She is adept in the
healing arts and has uncanny perception despite her disability (able to use
Trumps). Her symbol is of crashing waves.
Dara
 Sawall, Dara (Mistress Of The Logrus) Tall and thin with short brown
hair and freckles, dark eyes. Mother of Merlin, Jurt and Despil. Wife of
Rim-Duke Gramble Sawall. She has essayed the Logrus and walked the
Pattern. Possibly the great grand-daughter of Benedict. Father was of House
Helgram, mother was of House Hendrake. Her symbol is a circle divided
lengthwise, left side black and right side white.
Mandor
 Sawall, Mandor. Son of Sawall and Another. Powerful sorcerer from
the courts who uses metal balls as a foci. Very dignified and regal. Has
white hair and distinguishing/noble characteristics. Symbol is four squares
of a chessboard, two black and two white, the white squares diagonal from
each other and containing a black pawn in the upper left hand square and a
black knight in the lower right hand square all contained within a circle.
Dalt
 Bright blond hair, large, very muscular. Colors of clothes: black and
green. The sworn enemy of Amber because his mother was probably raped
by Oberon. A symbol - a heraldic lion, rendering a unicorn which he carries
as a medallion on a neck. Originally from Eregnor.